Coined by the World Health Organization to denote a hypothetical future pandemic, "Disease X" is at the center of a blizzard of misinformation that American conspiracy theorists are amplifying—and profiting from.
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2024
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The climate emergency poses a major threat to human health. Rising temperatures and changes in ecosystem conditions, coupled with globalization and human action, such as the extensive use of fungicides and antibiotics in ...
Evolution
Nov 7, 2023
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The blueprint for human life lies within the DNA in the nucleus of each of our cells. In human cells, around six and a half feet of this genetic material must be condensed to fit inside the nucleus. DNA condensation is not ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 17, 2024
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Australia's employment laws and regulations must be updated to reflect the changing nature of work, with many people continuing to work from home long after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Economics & Business
Sep 8, 2023
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A multidisciplinary team from Bangor has shown how media messaging could have determined people's mask-wearing choices during the pandemic. This was based on a qualitative and quantitative review of British and Irish press ...
Environment
Oct 26, 2023
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Creating artificial life is a recurring theme in both science and popular literature, where it conjures images of creeping slime creatures with malevolent intentions, or super-cute designer pets. At the same time, the question ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 5, 2023
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The Senegalese capital is usually bathed in sunshine but for a fourth consecutive day on Friday the city on the Atlantic coast was shrouded in a pallid cloud.
Environment
Jan 26, 2024
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A new study by the University of Barcelona could drive the design of future strategies to regenerate damaged brain areas in neurodegenerative diseases. The study emphasizes the role of neuron-derived extracellular vesicles ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 4, 2023
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A new study has revealed that employees who are more mindful in the digital workplace are better protected against stress, anxiety and overload.
Social Sciences
Feb 23, 2024
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For all the attention on flashy new artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, the challenges of regulating AI, and doomsday scenarios of superintelligent machines, AI is a useful tool in many fields. In fact, it has enormous ...
Agriculture
Nov 30, 2023
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